Easy toddler beanie with earflaps

This beanie was designed for a one year old boy. 

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in 2 colours
• I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook
• Pair of scissors
• Stitch marker
• Darning needle
• Pom-pom maker

Size: 

12 -24 months (Hat circumference approx 17.5"/45 cm)

Notes:

1. ch2 does NOT count as a stitch.
2. Join with the sl st into the 1st stitch (not into the top of ch2) to complete the round.
3. Use main colour (Turquoise)  yarn for all the rounds except for the rounds 8 and 10. For these rounds, use white yarn.

Special stitches:

Sc2tog: Insert hook into the specified stitch and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next stitch and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on the hook.

Pattern:

Round 1: ch 3, make 12 dc in the 3rd ch from the hook. Sl st into first dc (not into top of ch 3). (12 dc)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc into each of the dcs. Sl st. (24 dc)

Round 3: ch 2, {2 dc into first st, 1 dc in next st}, repeat for 11 more times. Sl st. (36 dc)

Round 4: ch 2, {2 dc into the first st, 1 dc into each of next 2 dcs}, repeat for 11 more times. Sl st. (48 dc)

Round 5: Ch 2, { 2 dc into the first st, 1 dc into each of next 7 dcs}, repeat for 5 more times. Sl st. (54 dc)

Round 6 - 7: Ch 2, dc into each st. Sl st. (54 dc)

Round 8 - 10: Ch 2, hdc into each st. Sl st. (54 hdc)

Round 11 - 13: Ch 2, dc into each st. Sl st. (54 dc)

Earflaps:

First earflap:

Join main colour yarn with sl st.

Row 1: ch 1, sc into next 12 st. (12 sc) 

[After completing 12 sc, skip next 12 sts and add a stitch marker in the 13th st.] Ch2, turn.

Row 2-5: sc2tog over next 2 st, sc in all but last 2 sts, sc2tog. Ch 1, turn. (4 sc) 

Row 6: sc2tog over next 2 st st, twice. Ch 2, turn. (2 sc)

Row 7: sc2tog over 2 st. (1 sc). 

[Yarn strands for the ties will be joined in this st.]

For 2nd earflap, join the yarn with sl st in marked st. Repeat the rows 1-7. 

Finishing:

Add sc evenly with white yarn. Make sc2tog when turning. Add 3 sc into the point of each earflap. (In the image below, read as sc2tog, instead of 2 sc)

Ties:

Cut 5 strands of yarn approx. 24 inches long and pull them in a loop through the last sc of the earflap. Pull the ends of the yarn through this loop. Separate the yarn into three sections and braid them to desired length. Secure and cut yarn evenly on the ends. Repeat on the other side 

Make a pom-pom and attach to the hat.

Weave in the ends.